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Weather in Grand Lake, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Lake, CO
Saturday, May 16 at 11:05 PM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
16%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Grand Lake, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
5p
66°
6p
63°
7p
60°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
39°
4a
35°
5a
35°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
48°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
L 35°H 67°
Grand Lake, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    65°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    42%
    60°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    99%
    47°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    80%
    44°27°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    52°29°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    35%
    49°30°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    17%
    59°25°
Grand Lake, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 178°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 28 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Grand Lake, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
743.9
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 21.97 inHg
Now
743.9
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 740748
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grand Lake, CO
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
125.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.0 Low
Grand Lake, CO
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Lake, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Grand Lake, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Grand Lake

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.